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BUENOS AIRES, AR / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / NOA Lithium Brines Inc. (TSXV:NOAL)(Frankfurt:N7N) ("NOA" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the positive results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (the "PEA" or "Study") for the Company's Rio Grande project (the "Rio Grande Project" or "Project") in the Salta Province of Argentina. This PEA provides an independent economic assessment of the economic potential of the Project, based on the latest resource estimate filed by the Company in July 2024 (see the Company's news release dated July 10, 2024 for further details).

GUELPH, ON, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / Zentek Ltd. ("Zentek" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:ZTEK)(TSXV:ZEN), an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company, is pleased to share an update from its wholly owned subsidiary, Albany Graphite Corp. ("AGC") on its Critical Minerals Innovation Fund ("CMIF") grant-funded activities, further to its release dated September 22, 2025. AGC, in collaboration with American Energy Technologies Company ("AETC"), has successfully completed additional material characterization tests that confirm nuclear specifications continue to be met. The findings suggest that ultra-high purity Albany graphite could be well suited for use in the nuclear energy industry.

Correction: Snowline issues 75,000 Deferred Share Units to a director in accordance with its Omnibus Incentive Plan.

TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX:HSLV; "Highlander Silver" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results from the third series of holes into the expanding Bonita vein system which include the discovery of a new zone called Kusy that has returned the highest grades of gold and silver reported to date. Kusy is part of the Bonita vein system which is exposed along a ridgeline approximately 10km to the south of the bonanza grade Ayelen deposit at the San Luis gold-silver project in Central Peru.

Preliminary unaudited results indicate record quarterly and annual revenue, beating internal guidance by over 5% and representing approximately 43% annual growthDeliveries in the quarter included core material handling battery system products in addition to initial deliveries of robotic battery products

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / McFarlane Lake Mining Limited (CSE:MLM) ("McFarlane Lake" or the "Company" or "McFarlane") is pleased to announce that it has submitted an Exploration Permit for its flagship Juby Gold Project, located near Gowganda, Ontario, one of the most prospective and underexplored regions within the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The permit - submitted through the Ontario Ministry of Mines- supports the Company's plans for up to 10,000 metres of drilling that is expected to commence before year-end and target multiple high-priority zones across the property.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") and its 100%-owned U.S.-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership ("Pebble Partnership") announce that on October 3, 2025, they filed a Summary Judgement Brief in Alaska Federal Court as did the State of Alaska, and Iliamna Natives Ltd. and Alaska Peninsula Corp. The arguments presented clearly demonstrate the compelling reasons why the veto is illegal and should be withdrawn immediately.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / SNOWLINE GOLD CORP. (TSX-V:SGD)(OTCQB:SNWGF) (the "Company" or "Snowline") is pleased to announce the immediate appointment of Ms. Crystal Smith as an independent director to the Board of Directors.

2.1 billion cubic meters (brine volume) grading from 71.6 to 216.3 parts per million lithium (1.7Million Tonnes Lithium Carbonate Equivalent "LCE" high case)****;2.1 billion cubic meters (brine volume) grading from 3,656 to 4,741 parts per million bromine (9.1 Mt Bromine high case);Existing Potash Exploration Target of 0.6-1.0 billion tonnes ("Bt") of sylvanite grading from 12% to 18% potassium oxide based on elog (eK2O=19% and 29% potassium chloride based on elog (eKCl) ***.

Highlights:Nano One has pre-qualified lithium raw materials from Rio Tinto for LFP cathode productionThe LFP cathode was made with Nano One's One-Pot™ processNano One continues to secure strategic supply chain relationships to support technology licensing growth model

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2025 / Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM:MKA)(TSX-V:MKA) is pleased to announce that further to the Company's announcement of September 18, 2025, it has closed a private placement to raise gross proceeds of £3,000,000 (approximately C$5.6 million) through the issuance of 10,000,000 common shares of the Company (the "Subscription Shares") at a price per Subscription Share of 30 pence ("p") (approximately C$0.56) (the "Subscription"). The Subscription Shares are subject to a statutory hold period in Canada expiring on February 3, 2026.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted a grand slam and Daulton Varsho homered twice as the Toronto Blue Jays pounded the New York Yankees 13-7 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides headed to Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza.

Bayonne recovered from a "wake-up call" to storm to the French Top 14 summit with a stunning five-try comeback 40-26 victory over champions Toulouse on Sunday.

Steven Fisk outdueled South Africa's Garrick Higgo down the stretch to to capture his first PGA Tour title on Sunday with victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.

Las Vegas guard Jackie Young scored 21 of her 32 points in the third quarter as the Aces romped away to a 91-78 victory over the Phoenix Mercury to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA Finals on Sunday.

Bayonne stormed to the French Top 14 summit with a stunning five-try 40-26 victory over champions Toulouse on Sunday.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg will be among more than 70 people of different nationalities to leave Israel on Monday after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

Atletico Madrid stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Sunday in La Liga, playing more than half the game with 10 men after Clement Lenglet's red card.

The Trump administration branded Chicago a "war zone" Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democratic-run city.

Kylian Mbappe's brother Ethan haunted his former club Paris Saint-Germain as he came off the bench to grab a late leveller for Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Lyon went down to a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Toulouse.

Rasmus Hojlund struck again for Napoli with the winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 victory over struggling Genoa, a strike which alongside AC Milan drawing 0-0 at Juventus lifted the Serie A champions into top spot.

Long written off as fringe, horror is back in India's Bollywood, reinvented with comedy, mythology and big stars powering a box-office renaissance.

The Denver Broncos staged a dramatic late comeback to shatter the Philadelphia Eagles' unbeaten start to the NFL season on Sunday, overturning a 14-point deficit to snatch a 21-17 victory on the road.

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is facing three criminal misdemeanor charges, including battery with injury, after an altercation in Indianapolis in which he was pepper sprayed and stabbed, court documents showed on Sunday.

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.

Rasmus Hojlund struck again for Napoli with the winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over struggling Genoa, a strike which lifted the Serie A champions into top spot.

Erling Haaland said the secret of his blistering start to the season is being able to relax with his baby son after the Manchester City star extended his hot streak in Sunday's 1-0 win at Brentford.

India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in a Women's World Cup clash but the game was marred by controversy as players refused to shake hands at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Rasmus Hojlund struck again for Napoli with the decisive goal in Sunday's 2-1 win over struggling Genoa, a strike which lifted the Serie A champions into top spot.

Spanish champions Barcelona collapsed in a shock 4-1 demolition at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga, with Alexis Sanchez scoring against his former side and Robert Lewandowski missing a penalty for the visitors.

Erling Haaland carried Manchester City to within three points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with the only goal at Brentford, while Crystal Palace's 19-game unbeaten run was ended by a 2-1 defeat to Everton on Sunday.